Have you thought of Black Soldier Fly larvae as fish feed? 45% protein and 30% fat. The fat makes them undesirable for some species, such as catfish. ...
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Paul Range
capitan2679
Mar 2, 2007 12:50 pm
Travis and I both have picked up road kill and hung them in net sacks (like onions come in) over the fish tanks. Smells a bit I admit, but look at the money...
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pantryman@...
pantryman_1
Mar 2, 2007 1:15 pm
Hi Ray....... I clicked on the hypertext link and it brought me right to it. Try copying and pasting. I highly recommend the link. Bob ...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 2, 2007 1:22 pm
I just uploaded the file into the fish feed folder in the files section. It is titles "Introduction to Tilapia Nutrition" Trav. ... ...
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Mike
mpshumake
Mar 6, 2007 2:24 am
Howdy all! My name is Mike Shumake, and I'm a teacher in Raleigh, NC. This year is my first year teaching senior English, and that entails a big graduation...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 6, 2007 3:18 am
Hello Mike, Good to see your system is up and running. I like the ingenuity of using what you have on hand. Definately a testament of the versality of the...
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SILVERCRONE
newsilvercro...
Mar 6, 2007 3:21 am
HI MIKE,I'M A 71 YO GREAT GRANDMA PRESENTLY IN TX-MOVING TO AR IN 2 MONTHS.I'M A EX TEACHER THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT. BULLY FOR YOU I PLAN ON A SYSTEM ON MY...
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Mark Campano
macanth
Mar 6, 2007 4:23 am
Dude nice job, creativity in the classroom is a priceless commodity!!!...
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Mike
mpshumake
Mar 6, 2007 11:46 am
I'm working on posting the pics now. Would you believe I had a whole page worth of photos and clicked out of it before it finished uploading? Now I gotta...
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Karen Kolbinsky
karenkolbin
Mar 6, 2007 12:04 pm
Mike...this is awesome! We are greatly encouraged to see that you are teaching kids to think outside their own "box" as well as the proverbial "box" within an...
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pantryman@...
pantryman_1
Mar 6, 2007 2:04 pm
... the sweetest pan fish you can grow ... Bob www.oneaccordfoodpantry.org...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 6, 2007 3:16 pm
Hey Mike, I will clip your message to answer the questions. ... My plants don't produce "folks". If they did I am sure I would not tell anyone. Seriously, as...
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pate9628
Mar 7, 2007 1:59 am
... how did it work. ... Hello , I am new but thought I would wade in on this one. Pine bark or any wood chips works good as a mulch in holding moisture, it,s...
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michael Porter
michaels4gar...
Mar 7, 2007 8:47 am
I grow my plants on a 6' high x 6"x6" fence wire crop suport that is about a foot off the ground, to pollinate I just shake the wire, it viberates well when I...
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Greg W
turtleisland...
Mar 7, 2007 1:46 pm
Nice job Mike & class. Should be an opportunity to inspire others to make a way. Creativity with a goal to shoot for works. Greg ... whole ... in ... editor...
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Kat
pernkat
Mar 8, 2007 3:30 am
I’m also new here and haven’t used pine bark as a growth medium in my hydroponic units, I only have one that really works and I’m using ...
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Mike Shumake
mpshumake
Mar 8, 2007 11:00 pm
Karen, I'm sorry I'm so late in returning this email. I enjoyed talking with you the other day, and I'm still very excited about our discussion. I've been...
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Karen Kolbinsky
karenkolbin
Mar 9, 2007 12:18 am
Mike...my e-mail address is karenkolbin@... We can meet you anywhere...or you are welcome to drive the extra fifteen minutes down the highway and I will...
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Mike Shumake
mpshumake
Mar 12, 2007 9:32 pm
Karen, I'm terribly sorry we didn't get together this weekend. I'm feeling under the weather, and this is especially bad timing for a sinus infection... oh...
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rpd932
Mar 13, 2007 3:05 am
Travis, looking thru your photo's of your current system I noticed and you made mention of balance tubes. Can you please explain their function and how they...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 13, 2007 12:33 pm
Hello David, The balance tubes are there to allow equal filling of a group of grow beds. It is almost impossible to get a group of growbeds to fill at...
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rpd932
Mar 13, 2007 2:48 pm
Travis, thanks for the response. I have been unable to discern where the adjustable overflow bypass you speak of is located in the loop. Would you be so kind...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 13, 2007 5:00 pm
Hey David, Go here: http://www.aquaponics.tv/entry_9.htm and scroll down to the 6th pic. You can see very clearly what I am talking about. I don't usually...
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D V
rpd932
Mar 13, 2007 5:38 pm
Got it now, thanks Travis. In the ohter photos on the link you provided, are the beds being fed by that large green pump? David Travis...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 14, 2007 12:13 am
The entire system (growbeds and fish food growing pond) is being operated by that one pump operating the large flood tank. By the way, the pump only draws 370...
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rpd932
Mar 14, 2007 1:13 am
370 watts huh, is that efficient? I haven't even begun to think of that part of the equation yet. Is the pump 110 or 220 and is it also responsible for...
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Travis
barrelponics
Mar 15, 2007 9:44 am
... of ... It's not too bad. I am thinking of building a water wheel to run off the excess flow I have returned back to the tank to skim off some electricity...
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rpd932
Mar 16, 2007 3:06 am
Travis would you mind explaining the flood tubes you have mounted above your growbeds, are they just elbows on pvc pipe or is there something within them. How...
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pate9628
Mar 16, 2007 6:46 am
Hello Travis, Could you tell what your using for grow media in the barrells? Tom Pate...
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pate9628
Mar 16, 2007 6:58 am
Could you share your source for obtaining Tilapia grow out fry? Tom Pate...
